President Uhuru Kenyatta has sacked the Commissioner-General of Kenya Prisons Service Wycliffe Ogalo following the Kamiti Maximum Security Prison jail break involving three terror convicts.
Ogalo has now been replaced by Brigadier (Rtd) John Kibaso Warioba .
"The appointment follows the briefing to the Head of State from the Ministry responsible for Correctional Services regarding the security breaches at the Kamiti Maximum Security Prison that led to the escape of three inmates." reads a statement from State house Spokesperson Kanze dena.
Adding "The briefing noted the compelling public interest in the matter and the need to entrench accountability in the ranks of the leadership of all security organs; in honourof themany Kenyans who have lost their lives and the enormous sacrifices made by all Kenyans and particularly the security organs to disrupt, dismantle, and defeat terror networks."
The three escapees are Musharraf Abdalla Akhulunga a.k.a Zarkarawi, Mohammed Ali Abikar and Joseph Juma Odhiambo.
In the statement, the President also directed the state department of correctional services to take discplinary action against all officers who were on duty that day.
"In keeping with our ethos of good governance, in the intervening period and pending the conclusion of the ongoing investigations, the State Department of Correctional Services has similarly been directed to sanction disciplinary action against all Kenya Prisons Service personnel who were on duty when the security breaches occurred; which action shall include redeployment and/or immediate suspension of all affected officers."
Seven wardens at the Kamiti Maximum Prison have so far been arrested following the escape of the three convicts who were serving jail terms for terrorism-related crimes.
The president further urged all Kenyans to remain vigilant and report any suspicious activities to security agencies as we all have a shared duty to defend and protect our freedoms and way of life that is at risk with the rising threats of terror within the region.
